Itzel Y. Rojas

Inhibition of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor prevents Western diet-induced obesity. Model for AHR activation by kynurenine via oxidized-LDL, TLR2/4, TGFβ, and IDO1

Benjamin Moyer, Itzel Y. Rojas, Joanna S. Kerley-Hamilton et al. · Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology · 2016 · 119 citations · Full text

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Ahr Activation +8

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) inhibitors activate the aryl hydrocarbon receptor

Benjamin Moyer, Itzel Y. Rojas, Iain A. Murray et al. · Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology · 2017 · 58 citations · Full text

Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Biochemistry, Functional Selectivity +7

Obesity and fatty liver are prevented by inhibition of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in both female and male mice

Benjamin Moyer, Itzel Y. Rojas, Joanna S. Kerley-Hamilton et al. · Nutrition Research · 2017 · 54 citations · Full text

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Biochemistry +13

Reversal of obesity and liver steatosis in mice via inhibition of aryl hydrocarbon receptor and altered gene expression of CYP1B1, PPARα, SCD1, and osteopontin

Itzel Y. Rojas, Benjamin Moyer, Carol S. Ringelberg et al. · International Journal of Obesity · 2020 · 47 citations · Full text

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Biochemistry +12

Kynurenine‐Induced Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Signaling in Mice Causes Body Mass Gain, Liver Steatosis, and Hyperglycemia

Itzel Y. Rojas, Benjamin Moyer, Carol S. Ringelberg et al. · Obesity · 2021 · 43 citations · Full text